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from being broken up and seriously disordered. The varied 

 uses which it affords in connection with the Park as a com- 

 modious thoroughfare to the outlying county towns, and as a 

 broad highway to Coney [sland, ought to ensure on the part of 

 tin 1 authorities, a sufficient appropriation to preserve the super- 

 structures from unnecessary destruction and to provide means 

 for a proper maintenance. 



CONEY ISLAND. 



The great increase of visitors to Coney Island has brought 

 into more prominent notice the area known as the Concourse, 

 belonging to the county, and under the charge of the Com- 

 mission. The accommodation for rest and shelter, and the 

 provision of drinking water, lias been abundantly made use of by 

 visitors, and although these accommodations are not extensive, 

 they have served a very useful purpose. The use of the Con- 

 course as the connecting communication between the east and 

 west end of the Island, was very large during the summer 

 season, and imposed upon the Commission the necessities in 

 the way of attendance and police service at the island, which 

 the allowance for that purpose was inadequate to meet. 



The concreted superstructure of the Concourse, which forms 

 the roadway and walk of the Concourse require the expenditure 

 of several hundred dollars in order to put it in proper condition 

 for use, and a more general resurfacing will be necessary within 

 a short time to preserve this road and its foundations. 



It must not be forgotten that the embankment encased in 

 substantial bituminous concrete, upon which the Promenade 

 and Concourse drive rests, forms one of the most substantial 

 barriers against the encroachments of the ocean at the island, 

 and which has many times successfully resisted the north- 

 east, storms from which adjacent portions of the island have 

 suffered so much damage. For its proper protection, as a 

 means of safety to Large interests, in which the town of (iia\rs- 

 end and the county are concerned, a substantial provision of 

 means is warranted on the part of the authorities. 



